Curriculum for the Bachelor Degree in
Medicine and Surgery
First Year Syllabus
Medical Physics
Subject: Medical Physics
Code number: 0302100
Credit hours: 2 hours
Course designation: First year/ First semester
Department: Physics (College of Science)
Course syllabus:
1-Mechanical impulse, dynamic concepts Tension-elastic concepts
2-Mechanical energy
3-Biomechanics
4-Physical agents with electric absorption and magnetic: Electrostaticenergy, basic circles, different types of flow: Pulsated , sinoidal,progressive Electric radiation and different tissues, magnetic fieldinduction and variation Biological involvement of biological structures under the magnetic field
5-Physical agent's absorption electro magnetic no ionizant: basictheory of magnetic radiation Medical instrumentation using this type of energy bands
6-Pulsated and short waves, radiotherapy, microwaves and their effects on biological system
7-Physical agent with ionizant absorption: X-ray, natural, generation, filters, absorption and effects on biological system Dosimetry, machines,Linear accelerators
8-Mechanic for fluids; physiological involvement, Bernquili low consequence and applications, impedance and frequency Caudalphysiological equation, capillary net, pressure distribution Turbulence in medicine
9-Ondulation waves, types, characteristics Mechanic waves,ultrasound Doppler effect and medical application
General and Organic Chemistry
Subject: General and Organic Chemistry
Code number: 0303108
Credit hours: 4 hours
Course designation: First year/ First semester
Department: Chemistry (College of Science)
Course syllabus:
1-Matter & life : an introduction to chemistry
2-Measurements in Chemistry
3-Atomic structure the periodic table
4-Ionic compounds
5-Molecular elements & compounds
6-Chemical reactions: classification & mass relationship
7-Gases Liquids &solids
8-Solutions
9-Reactions rates & equilibrium
10-Acid-base equilibrium
11-Nuclear chemistry
12-An introduction to organic chemistry
13-Alkanes & cycolalkanes
14-Unsaturated hydrocarbons & aromatic compound
15-Alcohols, phenols, thiols & ethers
16-Aldehydes & ketones
17-Carboxylic acids & esters
18-Amines & amides
Cell biology
Subject: Cell biology
Code number: 1501101
Credit hours: 1 hour
Course designation: First year/ first semester
Department: Anatomy
Course syllabus:
1-Introduction :
Importance of studying the cell in medicine and biology
2-Basic structure of the cell
3-The concept of prokaryote and eukaryote
4-Methods and means of study of the cell
5-Chemical foundations
6-water
7-Carbohydrates
8-Lipids
9-Nucleic acids, Proteins, The enzymes
10-Membrane structure and function
11-The nucleus structure
12-DNA ,RNA , and protein synthesis
13-Chromatin, chromosomes and genes
14-Cytoplasm
15-Bioenergetics
16-Endocytosis, degradation of cellular components, and exocytotosis
17-Reception, transudation and signaling pathways
18-Cytoskeleton
19-Cellular interactions and extra cellular matrix
20-Cell cycle, and cell death
21-Mitosis
22-Meiosis
General anatomy
Subject: General Anatomy
Code number: 1501102
Credit hours: 4 hours
Course designation: First year/ Second semester
Department: Anatomy
Course syllabus:
1-Anatomical Terminology
2-Skeleton of upper limb and joints
3-Vessels of upper limb
4-Brachial plexus and its branches
5-Bones and joints of lower limb
6-Compartments Muscle of lower limb, action and nerve supply
7-Lumbosacral plexus
8-Vessels of lower limb (ANL)
9-Thoracic cage
10-Heart and pericardium
11-Mediastinum lung & pleura
12-Anterior and posterior abdominal wall, inguinal canal
13-Peritoneum, stomach and liver
14-Small and large intestine and pancreas
15-Suprarenal, kidney, Ureter and bladder
16-Abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava, portal vein
17-Pelvic wall & floor, and vessels
18-Male and female genital system
19-Skull, cervical vertebrae& TMJ
20-Scalp and face, triangles of the neck
21-Musculoskeletal unit of the neck
22-Visceral unit of the neck
23-Neurovascular unit
24-Brain and spinal cord
25-Cranial nerves
General Histology
Subject: General Histology
Code number: 1501103
Credit hours: 3 hours
Course designation: First year/ Second semester
Department: Anatomy
Course syllabus:
Lectures
1-The Cell
2-Epithelium 1
3-Epithelium 2
4-Connective Tissue 1
5-Connective Tissue 2
6-Cartilage & Bone
7-Bone (cont.)
8-Blood 1
9-Blood 2
10-Muscular Tissue 1
11-Muscular Tissue 2
12-Nervous Tissue 1
13-Nervous Tissue 2
14-Nervous Tissue 3
15-Blood vessels
16-Lymphoid Tissue 1
17-Lymphoid Tissue 2
18-Integument
19-Respiratory system
20-Digestive system
Practical Laboratories
1-Microscopy & The cell
2-Epithelial Tissues
3-Connective Tissue
4-Cartilage & Bone
5-Blood
6-Muscular Tissues
7-Nervous Tissues 1
8-Nervous Tissues 2
9-Blood vessels
10-Lymphoid Tissues
11-Skin
12-Respiratory System
13-Digestive System 1
14-Digestive System 2
General Embryology
Course title: General Embryology
Code number: 1501104
Credit hours: 1 hour
Course designation: first year / Second semester
Department: Anatomy
Course syllabus:
1-Introduction
2-Reproductive systems male and female
3-Gametogenesis 1: cogenesis, ovulation, uterine , corpusluteum and ovarian/ cycles
4-Gametogenesis 2: spermatogenesis
5-Fertilization, clearage and blast cyst formation
6-Implantation and second week of development
7-Second week of development :bilaminar embryonic disc
8-Third week of development :gastrulation and trilaminar embryonic disc
9-Neuralation and ectoderm germ layer derivatives
10-Mesoderm germ layer and its derivative
11-Folding and gut formation
12-Embryonic period and fetal period
13-The placenta and fetal membranes
14-Prenatal diagnosis
15-Congenital malformation (birth defect) : chromosomal and genetic causes
16-Congenital malformation - environmental causes
General Physiology
Course title: General Physiology
Code number: 1502101
Credit hours: 3 hour
Course designation: first year / Second semester
Department: Pharmacology and Physiology
Course syllabus:
1 Introduction to physiology
- The internal environement and homeostasis
- Body fluid
- Diffusion
- Osmosis
- Transport of ions & molecules through the cell membrane
2 Overview of
Respiratory and renal system and their role in acid – base balance
3 Excitable Membrane Physiology
Muscle and nerves
4 Overview of
- Autonomic nervous system
- Sensory function of nervous system
- Motor function of nervous system
5 Overview of
Cardiovascular System
Lectures:
8 Lectures to cover for:
Subjects
-Introduction to physiology
-Homeostatic mechanisms
-The internal environment (extracellular fluid)
-The control systems of the body
a-negative feedback
b-positive feedback
-Transport of ions and molecules through the cell membrane
a-Diffusion (passive transport)
b-Active transport, co-transport, and counter-transport
-Body fluid
a-total
b-compartments
c-measurement of body fluid volumes
-Basic principles of osmosis and osmotic pressure
-Equilibrium when a change occurs in the volumes and osmolalities and how to calculate fluid shifts
-Edema
a-intracellular
b-extracellular
9 Lectures to cover the excitable membrane
(Muscle and Nerve):
Subjects
-Origin of bioelectric potentials (The Donnan effect and Gibbs-Donnan equation)
-Ionic bases of the resting membrane potential (RMP)
a-nerve
b-muscles
-Calculation of the RMP using Nernst equation and Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz (GHK) equation
-Ionic bases of action potential (Na, K, and Ca gates) and its properties
a-nerve action potential
b-sk muscle action potential
c-smooth muscle action potential
d-cardiac muscle action potential (five phases)
- non-pacemaker action potential
- pacemaker action potential
-Propagation of action potential (nerve and muscle)
-The refractory period (nerve, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle)
-Rhythmicity of some excitable tissues
-Excitation of excitable tissues
-Chemical synaptic transmission and synaptic potentials
-Neuromuscular junction and neuromuscular transmission
-The end plate potential and its ionic bases
-The all or none law for excitation and contraction
-The excitation contraction coupling and molecular bases of sk muscle contraction (role of Ca++, troponin, and tropomyosin)
-Mechanics of muscle contraction (isometric, isotonic, and auxotonic contraction)
-Force-velocity relationship and length-tension relationship
-Summation of contraction (clonus and tetanization)
-Smooth muscle contraction; neural and hormonal control)
-The motor unit and recruitment technique
-Resting tension (tone) in the three types of muscles
3 Lectures for overview of the autonomic nervous system:
Subjects
-Introduction and general organization
-Chemical transmission of autonomic junctions (cholinergic and adrenergic transmission)
-Types of cholinergic and adrenergic receptors
-Effect of sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation on specific visceral organs
-Autonomic reflexes and their role in the regulation of visceral functions
3 Lectures to cover:
-Overview sensory functions of nervous system
-Overview motor functions of nervous system
8 Lectures to cover for Cardio vascular system:
Subjects
-Overview of the CVS
-The myocardium versus the skeletal muscle
-The concept of the preload, afterload, and the myocardial contractility
-The Frank-Starling low of the heart
-The contractility and Ca++ kinetics
-The cardiac cycle and cardiac output
-The heart sound and murmurs
-The electrical activity of the heart
-The electrocardiography
-The control of heart rate and cardiac arrhythmias
-Hemodynamics
a-Blood pressure and blood flow
b-Microcirculation and lymphatics
5 Lectures to cover for respiratory system and its role in acid-base balance:
Subjects
-Overview of the respiratory system
-Mechanical aspects of breathing
-The respiratory cycle and lung volumes and capacities
-Pulmonary ventilation versus alveolar ventilation
-Pulmonary circulation
-Gas diffusion and gas transport (O2 and CO2)
-Hypoxia and asphyxia and artificial respiration
-Regulation of respiration (chemical versus non-chemical control)
-Blood pH and the buffer systems of the body
-Role of the lung in metabolic acidosis and alkalosis
General biochemistry
Course title: General biochemistry
Course code: 1503101
Credit hours: 3 credit hours (2 hrs lectures + 1 hr laboratory)
Course designation: first year / Second semester
Department: Pharmacology and Physiology
Course syllabus:
Lectures
1-Introduction into biochemistry
2-Chemical composition of biomolecules
Functional groups
Chemical reactions
3-Classes of macromolecules
4-pH and buffers
5-Amino acids
Classes
Properties
6-Polypeptides
Peptide formation
Structure (examples of fibrous and globular proteins)
Ionic properties
Folding
Physiological significance
7-Proteins
Structure
Denaturation
Classification
General functions
8-Enzymes-General description
Nomenclature
Classification
Specificity
Isozymes
9-Enzyme-Kinetics
Michaelis-Menten equation
Lineweaver-Burke plot
Competitive versus non-competitive inhibition
Other influencing factors (pH, temperature)
10-Enzyme-Regulation
11-Enzymes-Cofactors and vitamins
Types and physiological roles
12-Clinical enzymology
13-Bioenergetics
Free energy
Endergonic and exergonic reactions
High energy compounds
14-Chemistry of carbohydrates
Classification
Isomerization
15-Chemistry of lipids
16-Introduction of metabolism
Glycolysis
β-oxidation of fatty acids
Degradation of amino acids
17-Energy metabolism
Krebs cycle
Respiratory chain reaction
Oxidative phosphorylation
Practical laboratories
1-Laboratory safety and data collection
2-Liquid handling and pipetting
3-Preparation of solutions
4-Preparation of buffers and determination of pH
5-Determination of enzyme activity
6-Quantification of proteins by spectrophotometry
7-Isolation of proteins by size-exclusion chromatography
8-Detection of carbohydrate
Molecular biology
Course title: Molecular biology
Course code: 1503102
Credit hours: 2 hours
Course designation: first year / Second semester
Department: Pharmacology and Physiology
Course syllabus:
Lectures
1-Introduction
Significance of molecular biology and genetics in biology and medicine
Living systems and experimental models
History of molecular biology and genetics; genes are heritable entities
2-DNA and RNA structures
General characteristics of DNA and RNA structures
Chemical nature of DNA
DNA electrophoresis and Southern blotting
3-Structure of chromosomes
Chromosomal structure and chromatin in prokaryotes (chromosomes and plasmids) and eukaryotes
Chromosomal karyotyping
4-DNA replication
DNA replication in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
5-Concept of genes and genomes
Relationship between DNA and proteins
The role of RNA
Major types of RNA molecules
What is a gene?
Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic genes
6-RNA and gene transcription
Types of RNA in prokaryote and eukaryotes
Transcription in prokaryote and eukaryotes
Post-transcriptional regulation
7-Translation
Translation in prokaryote and eukaryotes
Post-translational regulation
8-DNA mutations and chromosomal anomalies
Types of chromosomal anomalies
Examples of genetic diseases
Types of DNA mutation
Examples of genetic mutations in human cancer
9-Mechanisms of DNA repair
10-Signal transduction
General principles
Examples of signaling pathways
11-Genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics
Practical laboratories
1-Liquid handling and pipetting
2-Spectrophotometry and determination of DNA concentration
3-Concept of restriction endonucleases, RFLP, and DNA cloning
4-DNA fingerprinting
5-Concept of DNA electrophoresis
6-Extraction and measurement of plasmid DNA
7-Concept of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
8-Performance of PCR
9-Performance of DNA electrophoresis
10-Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Subject: Biostatistics
Code number: 1506102
Credit hours: 3 hours
Course designation: First year/ summer semester
Department: Public Health and Community Medicine
Course syllabus:
Lectures
1-Introduction to biostatistics
2-Sources of data
3-Types of data: Quantitative variables (continuous, discrete)
4-Types of variables: Qualitative Variables (Nominal, ordinal)
5-Research methods: Descriptive methods (cross section study, correlation study)
6-Research Methods: Analytical Methods (cohort, case control study)
7-Presentation of data: Tabular presentation (Simple frequency, Contingency, Two way classification and complex tables)
8-Presentation of data: Graphical presentation (Line graph, Bar chart, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Pie chart)
9-Presentation of data: Mathematical presentation (Measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion)
10-Inferential statistics: Normal curve and standard scores
11-Inferential statistics: Percentiles
12-Inferential statistics: Probability distribution
13-Inferential statistics: Central limit theory
14-Inferential statistics: Abnormalities of data distribution
15-Inferential statistics: Sampling methods (simple random sample, systematic random sample, stratified sample, cluster sample, and non-probability samples)
16-Test of significance for quantitative data (eg t-test, analysis of variance)
17-Test of significance for qualitative data (Chi square)
18-Correlation and regression analysis
Seminars
1-Areas under the normal curves
2-Types of errors in statistical analysis
3-Confidence interval
4-Types of variables in experimental study
5-Problem solving: on different statistical issues
Clinical Training (computer Lab)
1-Training on the use of SPSS in statistical analysis
2-Preparation and formatting variables and its typing in an SPSS data file
3-Computation and transformation of data (eg coding)
4-Use of SUBROUTINES Frequency and CROSSTAB for presentation and tabulation of data
5-Use of SUBROUTINE GRAPH to establish BAR, LINE, HISTOGRAM, FREQUENCYPOLYGON, and PIE graphs
6-Performance of t-Test
7-Performance of Chi Square
8-Performance of ANOVA
9-Performance of correlation and Regression analysis
Computer Skill (2)
Course title: Computer Skill (2)
Course code: 0314112
Credit hours: 3 hours
Course designation: first year / summer semester
Department: Information Technology (College of Science)
Course syllabus:
1-Introduction to C++ programming
2-Memory Concepts
3-Arithmetic
4-Relational
5-Decision Making: Equality and Relational Operators
6-Control Structures
If
If/ else
While
Do while
For
Switch
Break and continue
7-Functions
8-Arrays
9-Sorting & searching Arrays
10-Passing Arrays to Functions
11-Multiple-Subscripted Arrays
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